Accidents - Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered - 50+ years old - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 3,112
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	558	Lower Trunk:	306
Unkown:	300	Lower Arm:	229
Lower Leg:	225	Knee:	192
Upper Trunk:	173	Face:	173
Shoulder:	139	Finger:	121
Foot:	110	Ankle:	90
Hand:	88	Head:	86
Wrist:	86	Toe:	79
Elbow:	73	All Of Body:	73

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/03/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
C/O PT STATES WAS TRIMMING HEDGE AND A ROCK FLEW IN EYEDX F.O.B IN RT E YE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CUT BY A WEEDWACHER. DX. L 3RD FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2006	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Manual cleaning equipment
PT WAS SWEEPING HER DRIVEWAY AND FELL BACKWARDS FALLING OVER A WEEDWHAC KER ONTO HER RIGHT HIP FRACTURED HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/03/2006	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
WAS USING WEED EATER AND SUSTAINED HEAT EXHAUSTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CLEANING *** THAT TURNED ON CUTTING HAND LACERATION LEFET HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2006	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
RIGHT RIB PAIN AFTER PULLING ON *** YESTERDAY RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
58 YO INJURED LEG ON *** LAC LEG LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CUT LT LEG WHILE WEEDEATING ABRASION LT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
DERMATITIS. PT BROKE OUT IN RASH AFTER WEED WACKING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2006	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
LEFT WRIST FX. PT INJURED WRIST WHEN USING A ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2006	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
WAS USING A *** AND WAS EXPOSED TO POISON IVY. DERMATITIS, GENERALIZED ALIZED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2006	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
USING ***, GOT OBJECT IN EYE DX CORNEAL LACERATION DX CORNEAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
WAS USING A *** TO CUT DOWN WEEDS IN YARD; EXPOSED TO POISON IVY. DERMA TITIS, GENERALIZED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PATIENT C/O LACERATION TO TIP OF HER LT 3RD FINGER, WAS WORKING WITH GARDEN SHEARS & CUT FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2006	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WAS HOLDING A *** ANMD TURNED IT ON AND THE STRING STRUCK RIGHT LOWE R LEG LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
RT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT WAS USING A *** AND SOMETHING FLEW IN EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2006	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT GOT FEET TANGLED UP IN *** & FELL HITTING FACE ON DRIVEWAY DX: FACIA L CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
*** YARD, HURT ANKLEDX ANKLE SPRAIN DX ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
FB RT EYE, WAS USING *** YESTERDAY/ FB RT EYE, CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT. WAS WEEDEATING, SOMETHING FLEW UP AND HIT PT. DX. LAC R LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
*** SPRUNG ONTO WRIST 5 CM WRIST LACERATION 5 CM WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT CUT KNEE ON POWER HEDGE TRIMMER DX// LAC LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
GOT SOMETHING INTO EYE USING *** " FB REMOVAL" " FB REMOVAL"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT *** AND HIT HIMSELF IN THE LEGDX// LEFT LOWER LEG LAC DX// LEFT LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
WEED WACKING AND FELT SOMETHING STRIKE EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
DX LEFT ANKLE LACERATION: WEED EATING, SOMETHING FLEW AND HIT ANKLE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CONTACT DERMATITIS: USING *** ONE WEEK AGO, STILL HAS RASH, WORSE NOW, FACE, ARMS, CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WAS USING A *** TWO WEEKS AGO AND SUSTAINED A WOUND THAT IS NOT HEAL ING PROPERLY INFECTION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
SHOULDER PAIN AFTER USING *** DX SHOULDER STRAIN DX SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
WAS USING A *** IN HER YARD AND WAS ACCIDENTALLY EXPOSED TO POISON IVY. DERMATITIS, GENERALIZED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
USING *** AND GOT STUNG IN KNEE INFECTED BUG BITE KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
TINEA CORPORIS - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH RASH ON ARMS - WAS *** AT HOME R ECENTLY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2006	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Stairs or steps
LOST BALANCE WHILE USING *** - FELL ON STAIRS MINOR CONTUSION FOREARM & LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT HAD ROCK FLY OUT FROM ***; HEAD CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2006	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT. FELT SOMETHING IN EYE, WAS USING A *** W/O GLASSES. DX. L EYE CORN EAL ABRA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2006	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CUTTING THE GRASS WITH A *** AND SINCE HAS LEFT EYE IRRITATION. DX: SCL ERAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2006	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
65 Y/O M EXPERIENCED LOC WHILE *** AT HOME.DX; SYNCOPE. DX; SYNCOPE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/18/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
DX RIGHT EYE ABRASION: HIT IN EYE WITH *** THREAD AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2006	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT HIT WITH WEED TRIMMER; LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PATIENT HURT FROM ***/LAWN TRIMMER DX: BACK PAIN DX: BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
HURT BACK YESTERDAY WHILE ***DX LS STRAIN DX LS STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2006	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Fences or fence posts
LACERATION 4 CM REAPIRED: USING *** ON HILLSIDE, SLID, FELL AGAINST WIR E FENCE, HIT LT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2006	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
FACE LAC-MOWING W/ ***-ROCK HIT FACE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
LEG PAIN AFTER USING *** DX SUPERFICIAL LACERATION / ABRASION LOWER LEG DX SUPERFICIAL LACERATION / ABRASION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
HIT BY ***/ CONTUSION LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
51 Y/O M INJURED L EYE WHILE *** AT HOME.DX; FOREIGN BODY L EYE, REMOVE D.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2006	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
070YO0F R FOOT LAST DROPPED *** ON FET CONTUSION L FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2006	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PATIENT HURT SHOULDER WEEDING WITH A DEVICE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2006	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CORNEAL ABS-USING ***-DEBRIS HIT EYE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT WAS WEEDEATING AND A ROCK FLEW INTO ETE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
INDEX FINGER LAC-CUT ON ELECTRIC HEDGE CUTTER-@ CHURCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2006	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
64 YOM L FOOT HEARD SNAP WHILE WEADEATING SPRAIN L ANKLE FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2006	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
73 Y/O M INJURED R KNEE WHEN FELL WHILE *** AT HOME. DX; R KNEE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
NASAL FB.PT WAS USING A *** AND A ROCK WENT UP NOSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2006	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
TRIPPED OVER *** AND FELL CONTUSION TRUNK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
MUSCULOSKELETAL BACK PAIN; BRONCHITIS: OUTSIDE RUNNING *** RT UPPER BAC K PAIN X 3 DAYS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
DX ABRASIONS LEFT BIG TOE: LEFT FOOT CUT FROM *** AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2006	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
SLIPPED,TWISTED ANKLE WHILE WEEDEATING YESTERDAY LT ANKLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
USING A BUSH WACKER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PALPITATIONS, HEADACHE, NECK PAIN 1 HOUR AFTER ASSEMBLING *** ATHOME. DX: ATRIAL FLUTTER NEW ONSET, PVC'S. HAS PACER, DEFIB. IMPLANT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/06/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Fences or fence posts
WAS USING A *** TO CLEAN OUT FENCE ROWS. STRAIN, LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2006	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
USED *** AND BURNED BRUSH .NOW RASH ON ABD. URTICARIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2006	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
STAINLESS STEEL ROTAR FELL FROM *** ONTO FOOT. LEFT FOOT CONTUSION ION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2006	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Eye protection devices
PATIENT WAS USING A *** YESTERDAY, LIFTED HIS GOGGLES FOR ASECOND & SOM ETHING FLEW INTO HIS RT EYE. DX - RT CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
WAS USING A *** AT HOME; GOT FOREIGN BODY (WEEDS) IN LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY SUSTAINED A RT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION WHILE USING A ELECTRIC HEDGER AT HOME.DX - RT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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